Measuring-machine.



E. E. CHAIN. MEASURING MAUHINE.

APPLIUA'I'ION rum) JUNE 22, 1901.

907,126. Patented Dec. 22, 1908 M'ZILQSSGS In ve n20 Y. 261/4 26% awn/. M

E. E. JHAIBL MEASURING MACHINE.

APPLIUATION FILE) JUNE 22,1907.

907, 126 Patented Dec. 22, 1908.

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APPLICATION FILED JUNE 22, 1907.

Patented Dec. 22, 1908.

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APPLIGATION FILED Jun 22, 1901.

Patented Dec. 22. 1908.

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Patented Dec. 22, 1908.

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'whomx'it mizyfc'anc'cm: I being preierably provided with-'e seflscrew I Bevin known that IfEL EB E.-CHA1N,' :i h, which -coiipemtes witlritheero'ssibhr "g to citizen of the-Hunted States, residing i-n'Pea limit the downward nioverncnt of the lever d '55 b'cly," in thfizcflul'ltyhsDi Essex and State of {11rd the Wheel-b curried thereb 1* -1 5. Massachusefltsyheveinivented'ian Irnprove it: Provision is made forgend ering the ma- .ment:in; llleesuriiigrlvlachines, of which the r-chine ofincreasedeiiiciencj or a'ccu-mcy in'its following descri tioinin connection with-the -meirsnrement, and for this purpose, the meas accompanying rawings is a specification, n 'ing wheel is caused to engage theinterme- 0 likerletfiers-cn the drawings representing like diate'mechanism between it andthe indicating mechanism or'incveble pointer i shown in Fig 1', bg the bddily 'novementof themeasuring w eel-away from the bed roll and I befcrei rotary :mcvement of the measuring wheel takes placei In the present instance I e have shown one means 'foraccom lishi-ng this Theiinrentiomhas forone of its objects to end WhiCh'-GdhSi 'Sil5"jIlfll1 elbow" ever j, ivproridefa machine-with which hides, skins 'cteci able-and heving ii's'longiirmprovided andl'leathermieybeaccurately measured. :with' an adjustable finger or extension m, -"Fo 'Thevinvention' elso' hes forits object to which coiipe'ratesw'ith an inclined or cam This-inyention relates. to ai-machine-fbr measuring;strrfacexareas, and is especially dsigiieflahd. adapted among other uses to ibe: einplcyedforlmasuringt e surface area 20 proridenaninechine with means whereby a snrface'nfon the res'ir'side ogfe hollcw 'lever'b,

.130 in itsinoperetive position. Fig.

sreccrdiofrdhe @tctal number of skinsand the :p1vetecl' atp. to' a-n'mpr'i'ght or bracket; 1* totalereemnea'sured:may be obtained.- erected upon e crossbar s of-the framew -'crk. These'and other features of'this invention h fi shgrti'arln 12 ofzthe' elbow lever 7" has wilbbe poihted 'o'u't in the claims at; the end I connected -t0= it'- on end of' -e spring "13;. .g5 cif'thisspecificaticn; r I wvhich serves to' keep-"theflong a'rmof the Figure-l i's-la front elevation of one form said elbow lever in its lowered or normal poof megisuringmachine embodying this i.nsition. lhe long-arm of the elbow levcry' Yen'ticn. -'1.-F.-ig.' 2px. vertical 'section of the is':jomed b a link 14 to the-freeeiid ofzthe 80 n'iechinel-ehown infiigi 1, showin the same lever d, w ich carriest-he measuring. wheel a. similar 50 that when the nieesuringwheel is mov view-showing.thejmachine in its operative away from the bed roll by the interposed position Fig iywhorizont'al sectional detailskin; as re resented in-Fi 'B,-the free end of through the 'mezisuring wheels, taken on the the lever is elevated; w rich carries with it 85. line i+Fig i2h Fig. 5, a vertical sectional the link 14 :1ndithelong ari'nofrthe'elbow ydfidetfli-lon en-ienla'r'ged scale on theline 5'5,- lever into the positicnshown in Fig. 3,

Fig. 2. Figs; 6 and. 7,- enlar 6 details in 1 wherein the-adjustable'finger m is-shownihs scction wof thcbed roll audits a j ustin meehengaging acurved surface-16011 the lever o ainisml'i :FigLxB; en en'lcrg'ed sections detail above the cam-=su1'face mlWhenthe Ion to;be' referred' to; :Fi'gs. 9,10 and 11, enarm of the elbowlei'er 7' is elevated its ali n 4'0 Ignited details-in plum-elevationand section. justable finger mrides 11g the incline or'cam f no t erecordingmechanisms tobereferred to. surface n -and mo'ves't e lowers nd -o'f 'the In the mechme hereinshown as'emboclyin' lever a forwarder tower-ii the shcftemd the this invention-ya represents a'bed roll'wit meas urin wheel,thereby-"cailsing'h pinicn which; coil crates a plurality'ofmeesurin fliiciirrig by.the.lever.,o'(see Fig-8) to en-J hick-tirebodilymovsibletewerdan gage u imorr'- 18 fastbtotlie. measuring frmmtheibed rollandfor this purpose, each wheelzfhenthe adg'u tg'ble fing r r I wheel 6 is mo inted'oh e sheft'egcarried byf a gages. the 'curved sur ace- 16, --wh1c]i occurs *le'ayefdgwhicli is pivoted et cnesend' es cn-ewhenthe-pimcns 17, 18 are-in mesh, the for N0- lmifeedgew erected'izpon across her fof the" ward mrvement df ithe .lever a ceases; al'* 50 fi'hli'iewdlfk flf the machine, andheaitscmer 7 though: the measuring wheel '6: may com 'e rr mw e em l egiee 19 and n rmrlgyasnppcfied b e utimiegtqi inoved aw? frorni-the bed roll,

pinion 18 may always be the'same, irre-' spective of the upward or bodily movement of the measuring wheel, and as a result a constant condition is obtained between the measuring wheels and the indicating mech- 'anism, irrespective'of the movementso'f the mcasurin wheels and of the thicknessof the hides or 'ns, The lever 7' may also be adjustable and for this purpose, the pivot is for the said leverma be attached to'a block or piece 117 vertica y movable and adjzustably secured to the frame; by a bolt 119. The pinion 17 is in mesh at all times with a rack ar 20, movable longitudinally inthe lever 0, which is made hollow and 0 an at its 0pposite end and acts as a guide for the said rack bar, which has connected to its upper end a cord; chain or; other flexible connection 21 fastened as herein shown t'oa grooved pulley or wheel 22, to which is also attached a cord 122 carrying a weight '23, which substantially counterbalances the weight of the .rack bar 20. The pulley'22 may be designated the pointer actuat'rn pulley. The wheel or pulley 22 is loose mounted on a shaft or rod 24 (see Fig. 5 sup orted in the brackets r, and'has fast to it a wb 26 to' which is fastened one end of 'a cord, chain or other flexible connection 27, which forms part of a mechanism for transmittin rotary movement of the pulle or wheel .310 a pointer z coiiperating with a dial 28 having graduations indicative of feet orother un ts of surface and such as now commonly employed in machines of this class, the said mechanism being best shown in Fig. 1 and comprising pulleys 29 a system of levers 30, and a fiexib e connection 31 joining the system of levers 30 with 'a main, lever 32, whlch is ivotcd t 33 to the framework of the machine. The lever 82 is provided with a rack bar 34 (see FigsL9, 10 and 11') which engages a inion 3.5 on the inter shaft 36.

revision is ma e' for simultaneously adjusting the opposite ends of the bed roll a, which may be accomplished as heremshown' (see Figs. 1,5 and 7) by mounting the shaft 38 of the bed roll in boxes 39, 40, which are vertically movable in the side pieces 41, 42 of the framework and are rovided with inclined lower surfaces 43, which extend. in the same direction and are engaged by corresponclin 1y inclinedupper surfaces of movable wefge blocks :15; 46;--prov1ded on their lower surface with screw threaded bushings 47, 48, which are engagedrg screwthrendd sleeves or enlargements .50 on a shaft 51 provided asshown with a hand 1 wheel 52, which is located preferably at the center of the shaft as shown in Fig. 1.

By reference to Fig. 6, itwill be seen that rotation in one direction of the shaft 51 eifects bodily movement of the wed e blocks 4-5, 46 in one direction to raise 'thedied roll, and rotation of the said shaft in the opposite direction, eifects bodily movement of the wedge blocks in the opposite direction to permit the bed roll to belowcred by "avity.

In operation with themuchine set us far described, the bed roll a is adg'usted so as to ust clear the measuring whee s, and the fingers m are ad usted so-as to, determine the extentof movement. io'iihe rack bar 20 and] eof the pinion-17, which is suchi'that the e ide or skin 53 asfche lattcris fe b the bed roll, will first lift the measuring w eels, their sup orting levers d and the elbow-levers i an causethcien agement of the'-pinions 1 7,18 (see Fi 8) Es ore any portion of the surface .bf thofii contact with the measurin wheels with the ide or skin passes out of result that the entire sur ace of the skin is effective in rotating the measuring wheels,

which through the p'inionsdff, 1'8,'eflects movement 0 the rec its guide lever o, and"th roug'h' the mechanism above described,.in'o'ves the pointcri over the dial 28 to the graduation indicative of bar20 downward inthe suiiiace area of thefh ide oip-skin'. 'In this,

way, a mors aocurateitiafiuiementzpf the surface area of the hidezor'skin' is obtained.

After the hide or skin ha's' passed throu h the machincpthe meas'urin wheels ,ande levers cl, j' are rcturnedftot eirjstarting position'by the springs 13, which move the fingers m downward and the levers -0 to, swing back so as to disengage the pinions 17 from the pinions '18'andsa1'd springs act through their connection with the to quickly move the measuring wheels into their lower or inoperative position.

The pointer z is held in the position into which it is moved by rheansmf vfriction brakes or devices which en age the wheels vorcpulle s 22. The friction arms or brakes referre to may be made as herein shown,

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levers. (l,-

(see Figs. 2, 3 and 5,) and consist of brake shoes 60, which are held in en agement with the wheels 22 by springs 61, coated in hol low bosses 62 on brackets B8 cttached to the framework of the machine, said s rings encircling rods 64 extended throng nuts or' removable caps or plu s 65 for said bosses and having eyes throng which are extended fingers or arms 66 on a rock shaft 67, journaled in the brackets 63 and provided with a crank 68, which is joined by a link 69 to a crank 70 on a rock shaft 71, located at the front of the machine and provided with a handle or arm 72; by-means of which the operator may rock the shaft (150 as to hit Jam/1. the brakes 60 and release the wheeleflwgl which are rotetedin the reverse direction by theaweigh't 23. The reverse niover'nente 'of the wheels 22 'galntl bf then-melt be-2" 2mm; bBlllnlited b -a;-'stop,-' 'he'rei-n shewn 'as' Iii pin 220,0;1 th'eJ'w eel dr pulley22,;whiehengli es! hides-or skins measured; thereby saving-rthe' eper'ator from loss of time and work in as "certeinin the semen Thesed'esimble -resulti wnay be e tained'as-wilrnow be described.

To obtainthe t-etal measured, the machine is provided with u" tot'alizer of any suitable. 'olf usual construethin and herein shown asicelnp'risiiigthree" dials 75, 76, 77 (see Fig/1'0) with ivhicltcm skins measured 'theiebjf; To

eperate pointers bIZilldCSBSTB. 79, 80, :ind which may be 'desi netedlthe units, tens'nnd hundreds dials, ach'bf'the dials 75; 76, 77 is 'proYided with 'gntiduat-i one I eorresgbnding' int-number to the "jcluationsof t eniain din 2s-, ana: the p'oint'ens78, 79, so are'b er 7 'meehamisxn',on g'earing'BQ (s e ig; 9" 1h 'n. ".w1I-1i1mWnima-nner-,so that one (m- 13 ete -revdlution'pf the pointer 7B,.efl'ects min'rexnen't ef-theoint'e1f79 one step' t grad iiilt ilqllj of its "cliaig and one 'eornplete revolun hi the pointer: 79 effects xnbv'ementof "j the-pbinter 8O onestep .oi g -aduution of-its -ieiif" The pointer78 of theuuits dial 75 is' ,neve'gl in unison with the main pointer}, by hechiihism, whieh has pueuision {for p'ein ib hgthe peintei' z tolhemoi'ecl in a reverse I eetien; while the pointer 78 ie'stntionaryr, For this pikrpeee, the shaft 36 to which the miii'n pointer i is fastened, l'u 's lodse on it a pinion 85 which meshes with miinterniediate pinien 86 in Tmesh with a pinion 87911 the shaft'- 88 oftl1eunits"pei11ter T8,a nd the said loese pinion is"adap' tecl'to be rendered fast" on 'the 'shhft 36 by,aiel1.itch, censi'stin of teeth 90 on the'e'nclpf "the pinion 83 which" 0 engng'e like teeth 91 on the eutlof the hub. 92- of the pinion whieh latter is rendered. fast on the shaft asbythe pin 931 The teeth on the piniun are net'mellyl'held in engmgemeut \v ithihe teeth 91 :011 thehub 92 by n spring 94.- (see' Fig. 11), which i'iug permits the pinion tribe-moved ongitudiually onitli e puiutegi' Sillifi 36. u'hen'the latter is turuen inthe rei'ezeefdh ectih i to i esb'ore the pointer i to iisfkgnn'tting' p'oslt on.

"'Th e pinioiusii linst'ast on it"ia thtchet' wheel96fi'vith which cuiiperutes a lighting inwlQT, which is heldiin eugxigement wit pawl 97 sei' s te hol gl the'mt'glie't wheel" 96" :fnnd the pinign Sig'jqihtlpohsgaqhentfi the winter-1'78 frhxii being? inbverh ha'ekumrd,

"when: the mnin fiointer'i is returlid US$18:

etai'tin'g positien hi-ill thii's be" that "chm of the surface areas '1 "a suitnble chsinglt) rev'olution. moves eemei'eittent dh their .respectii e dials, fund v the same hil'mhnef feet are indicated on "both dials, but whe'l the pointer'i'is returned *its starting er n't skin; the inter (fidde nbt re utnhutistnrt's fitting taepositioli in which jit-was left the li' 'st' sltiii, zindif the num-- be! (If 'feet urthe s'ecnncl' Lskin is more than illfiltlllillilllg nluhberis ofthe' dial 75', the pbiuterwis meted (Sue gr-h'cluzttion for the ilete revolutinn of the units'poi'ntel 78. In tl1i s niauneri the totn skins measured is-ind'izifecl by readin the totalizriin a mhune r well understomi I have wlseshownene form of mechanism for indil'nti'ng ntfthe' mntihine the "numbei of thisendl have Provided a eeuntin'g' 'J'nechanism ethic?) is herein shown'0f -hcbnstructi0n similar to a eyelemeter andxqmprisin'g a; plurality of rota-table disks 100 (seeFig; 9) contail'ied in 1 and having nnmhers to mm, the arrangement being he units disksat 211011 complete thf'e .ne'rgt 1 0'1- teus disks one from zerq such that t step, etc.

3 The units disk of ihecmmting mechanism 1s"ectuated etepih step" from the pointershaft 36, and, for'jt ii of the units disk pxbvlded' with 11' wheel 9i disk L03 he'viug'te'n teeth o r irejetions 104, with whicll'ceiipe tnte's a push pew-l -105 pivoted to a lever 106;ivhich 1's piv'otedto a -suil -ble sup ort; 1 07 r nd is royidd within dun-ed reek at hr eegme m meshes with n-pinid'n 109 on the fpinion35. As each skin is: passed through the machine,'; the pinion 109 t'h'rpug'h thesegmutulgeap IOSQt-urn-s the lever 1.06 on itspivet sous-tr) eliatethe pilwl} 105 and cause it to push the-toothed wheel 1.03 andits shaft 102' eround the distance ,of one tenth of the wheel- 103, 'u'hi'ch ,cerres'pmlds to the distance betivecn a en the units disk of'the coh'nten 100. When the unitsdisk" of the t'bu'nt'er IOU-hes been um'vd one step us rlesiclfihed. the Jaw-1105 104: \i'ith whi'ch it W re-engaged, n-ntl ;on the return movement bfthe Ie er 106, snicl pawl dicks-b the nex'titqqth Of--the..u'heel 103, ifter w ich it is" brought by a spjrfing 110 'intn its: bperntii'e' pos tion against? iii-stop fingehlifi'on the lever 106; K

is rhfieat ei'lfoneneh skin pissed tln ough, the inac'hine', end in this-W'a {the-totnlnumber time may be made known taj' tlie 0 eriitol'.

in unison *to the This operation I numberqof feet. of

paeses out of engagement with t e tenth :of skins measured the gnia'ehine" in i giiren fiihdithe' 'ownei'." ,"It Trill thhs'heseen iatlthe ,l 'inlichinei' in'diphtes, tn the eun'er 0r.v other,"

net dnliithe'ntimber dfakmsvwhmh;

wheels coiiperating therewith, levers carry i have been measured; but also the total sur that the painter actuating wheels 22 are held in the position into which they-are moved by the ide or sk n on aging the measuring wheels, and as a resu t, errors-in measure ment due to backward movement of the pointer-actuating wheels, areavoided. So also the accurac of the machine is materially increased y providing forgfifecting connection between the measuring wheels and the pointer operating mechanism by a limited movement of the measuring wheels and for permitting additional movement of the measuring wheels without disturbing the relation of the measuring wheels with the pointer 0 crating mechanism The bec roll a may be driven in any suitable manner, and is shown as provided with fast and loose pulleys 115, 1113.

Claims.

1. In a machine of the class described. in combination, a rotatable bed. measuring ing .said measuring wheels, pinions carried -by said measuring wheels, movable rack bars,

pinions in mesh with said rack .ba rs and 0061' ,er'ating with the pinions carried by. said measuring wheels, sup orts for said rack bars and the pinions mes ling therewith, cam surfaces on, said supports, levers connected with the levers carrying the measuring wheels andcotiperating withthe said cam surfaces to effect engagement of said pinions, adial, a ointer cooperating therewith, rotatable w eels or pulleys for actuating said pointe'r, flexible means connecting saidirpulleys or wheels with said rack bars, friction devices coiipcrating with said pullcys or wheels, and mechanism connecting said ulleys or wheels with said pointer, sub-= stantially as described.

2. In a machine of the class dcscribech'in combination, ,a rotatable bed, measuring wheels coiiperating therewith, levers carryingisaid measuring wheels. pinions carried by said measuring wheels, movable rack bars, pinions in mesh with said-rack bars and cooperating with the pinions carried by said measnrin wheels, supports for said rack bars and the pinions meshing therewith, cam surfaces on said supports, levers connected with the levers carrying the measuring wheels and cotiperating withthc said cam surfaces to effect enga 'emcnt of said pinions, a dial, a pointer cooperating therein .said pulleys or'wheels withsaid rack bars,

with, rotatable wheels or pulleys for actuatsaid pulleys or wheels with said rack bars,

friction devices cob crating with said pul- 123 5 or wheels, mec ianism connectingsaid pullefys qr whcels witli said pointer, a totalizer or indic'jatnig' tghe total area of the surfaces meas 'ired;gneausjor connecting said totalizer with said. pointer operating 1nechanism, and means- -f'or permitting the pointer to be moved in a reverse direction without affectin thentotalizer, substantially as describe 3. In a machine of the class described, in combination, a rotatable. bed, measuring wheels cooperating therewith, levers carrying said measuring wheels, pinions carried by said measuring. wheels, movable rack bars, pinions in mesh with said rack bars and coiiperatin'g' with the pinions-carried by said measuring wheels, supports for said rack bars and the pinions meshing. therewith, cam surfaces on said supports, levers connected with the lovers carrying the measuring wheels and cooperating with the said cam surfaces to eil'ect engagement of said.

pinions, a dial, a pointer (:06 crating there with, rotatable wheels or pul eye for actuatszud pomter, flexible means connecting friction devices coo crating with said pallcys or wheels, mec umism connectingsaid pulleys or wheels with said oint'er, means for indicatinglhe total num er of surfaces measured, means. for connectingsaid nun-i bering means with the pointer o crating mechanism, and means for permitl ing the pointer operatin mechanismto be moved in one direction wit out. affecting said numbering mechanism, substantiallyas described.

4.111 a machine of, the class described, in combination, measuring wheels, an indicating device, means 0 rated b rotary movement of said measuring whee s for actuating said indicating device, and means for connecting said measuring wheels with said antuating means,'said connecting means having provision for effecting movement of the actuating means laterally with relation to the plane of movement of said measuring wheels, for the purpose specified.

5. In a machine of the class described, in combination, measuring wheels, pinions carried thereby. levers carrying said wheels rack bars, pinions in mesh therewith an cooperating with the pinions carried by said measuring wheels, guide levers for said rack bars, cam or inclined surfaces on said guide levers. and meansconnected with the levers carrying the measuring wheels for engaging said cam or inclined surfaces to move said rack bars and theirpinions into operative engagement with the inions of the measuring wheel, substantial y as described.

relation to the 6. In a machine of the class described, in combination, measuring wheels, mechanism operated by rotary movement of said measuring wheels and normally disconnected therefrom, and means operated by bodily movement of said measuring wheels for moving the sziidinechanism laterally with plane of movement of said measuring wheels and into operative engagement with the' same, substantially as described.

7. In a machine of the class described, in combination, measuring wheels, mechanism operated by rotary movement of said measuring wheels and normally disconnected there rum, means operated by bodily movemcnt of said measuring wheels for moving said mechanism laterally with relation to the plade of movement of said. measuring wheels and into operative engagement with said measuring wheels, and means to permit b0d ily movement of the measuring wheels without effecting further lateral movement of the mechanism c'perated by the rotary movement of said measuring wheels, substantially as described.

8. In a machine of the class described, in combination, a pointer or index. actuating wheels or pulleys therefor, means connecting said wheels or pulleys with said pointer or index, rotatable measuring wheels, means for connecting said measuring wheels with said pointer actuating wheels, and friction devices or brakes for holding said actuating wheels in the positions into which they are moved by said measuring wheels, substantially as described.

9. In a machine of the class described, in combination, a pointer or index, actuating wheels or pulleys therefor, means connecting said wheels or pulleys with said pointer or I index, rotatable measuring wheels, means for connecting said measuring wheels with said pointer actuating wheels, friction'devices or brakes for holding said actuating wheels in the positions into which they are moved by said measuring wheels, and means to release said friction brakes, substantially as described.

10. In a machine of the class described, in combination, a rotatable bed, measuring wheels cooperating therewith, levers carrying said measuring wheels, pinions carried by said measuring wheels, movable rack bars, means for operatively connecting said movable rack bars with the pinions on saidmeasuring wheels, a dial, a pointer cotiperah ing therewith, rotatable devices, means for connectin said rotatable devices with said pointer, d exible means connecting said rotatable devices with said rac bars, and means for holding said rotatable devices in the position into which they are moved by levers carryin said rack bars and for holding said rack bars in the position into which they are moved by the measuring wheels when said rack bars are disconnected from said measuring wheels, substantially as described.

11. In a machine of the class described, a dial, a pointer or index movable in opposite directions, rotatable wheels actuated by the object whose surface is being measured, means actuated by said wheels for moving said pointer in one direction, mechanism for indicating the number of surfaces measured, and means -.for operatively connecting said numbering mechanism with said pointer actuating mechanism to be operated thereby when said pointer actuating mechanism is moved in one direction and to ermit said numbering mechanism to be una ected when the pointer actuating mechanism is moved in the opposite direction, substantially as described.

12. The combination with a machine for measuring surface areas provided with a plurality of measuring wheels movable by the object whose sui face is being measured, a dial, a pointer coiiperating therewith to indicate surface areas, mechanism for rotating said pointer, a numbering mechanism to indicate the total number of objects measured, and mechanism operatively connecting said numbering mechanism with said pointer actuating mechanism to effect a single movement of the numbering mechanism or each object measured when the pointer actuating mech anism is moved in one direction and to permitsaid numbering mechanism to be unaffected by movement of the pointer actuating mechanism in the opposite direction.

13. In a machine of the class described, in combination, measuring wheels, an indicating device, mechanism for actuating said indicatin device, and means for moving said mccianism into operative relation to said measuring wheels by bodily movement of said wheels, substantiallv as described.

14. In a machine of the class described, in combination, measuring wheels, an indicating device, mechanism for actuating said indicating device, means for moving said mechanism into operative relation to said measuring wheels by bodily movement of said wheels, and means for determining the extent of movement of said mechanism toa combination, measuring wheels, pinions carried thereby, levers carrying said wheels, rack bars, pinions in mesh therewith and cooperating with the pinions carried by'said measuring wheels, levers connected with the the measuring wheels, and cooperating with the said rack bars to move the latter laterally, and sp gs engaging said rack bar actuating levers, substantially as described.

16. In a machine of the class described, in

combination, measnrin wheels, levers carry i ing said wheels, an in icating device, means for actuating said indicating device rendered operative by bodily movement of the measuring wheels in one direction, springs connected with said levers for resisting the bodily movement of said measuring wheels into 

